Ex Parte Dean et al - Page 9



                Appeal No.  2006-2584                                                                                         
                Application No.  09/797,754                                                                                   


                       Accordingly, since we find the combination of Fish and Spencer to be                                   
                improper, we will not sustain the rejection of independent claim 27 under                                     
                35 U.S.C. §103.  Since we have not sustained the rejection of any of the                                      
                independent claims under either 35 U.S.C. §102 (b) or 35 U.S.C. §103, we will                                 
                not sustain the rejection of any claim under these statutory sections.                                        
                       The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1, 3-20, 25, 26, and 28-35 under                              
                35 U.S.C. §102(b) and claims 1-35 under 35 U.S.C. §103 is reversed.                                           
                                                       REVERSED                                                               



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